Sunday, May 31, 2009
"bitch-slapped" ???
i should never underestimate the red wings.
they beat the penguins 3-1 today. osgood was wonderful. and yeah, they got lidstrom and ericsson back. (btw, ericsson allegedly had an appendectomy three days ago. i call bullshit. how the fuck can you be back to playing hockey three days later?). datsyuk is supposed to be back by game 3, and i don't know about draper. but they did ok without him-- they won over 70% of the faceoffs after all.
so game 2 is tomorrow. once again, i'm nervous the wings are going to get bitch-slapped. i feel like the pens will wake up tomorrow. and the back to back schedule will favor the young penguins and tire out the old geezers on the wings. we shall see...
they beat the penguins 3-1 today. osgood was wonderful. and yeah, they got lidstrom and ericsson back. (btw, ericsson allegedly had an appendectomy three days ago. i call bullshit. how the fuck can you be back to playing hockey three days later?). datsyuk is supposed to be back by game 3, and i don't know about draper. but they did ok without him-- they won over 70% of the faceoffs after all.
so game 2 is tomorrow. once again, i'm nervous the wings are going to get bitch-slapped. i feel like the pens will wake up tomorrow. and the back to back schedule will favor the young penguins and tire out the old geezers on the wings. we shall see...
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
ok, ok
i know i was just making fun of marilyn manson (and rightfully so, he's looking silly), but these two holding hands is straight up adorable:
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
:D
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral - Santa Barbara, CA from victoria w on Vimeo.
SO BOMB around 2:20.
duuuuuude
dude. DUDE. detroit won tonight. which means two things:
1. i'm no longer perfect in playoff predictions. i kind of feel silly for choosing the hawks. i really thought they'd put up a better fight, though. still, i should have known better.
2. saturday is game 1 of the stanley cup finals. who will be competing? the penguins and the red wings. doesn't that sound familiar? omg i can't believe this rematch happened. it's the first time in 25 years that the same two teams make it to the finals again.
i hope detroit gets it together with the injuries. yeah, they have depth but they're really going to need lidstrom, datsyuk and draper. well, at least the first two. i'm scared :(
the penguins are the last team i want to see winning the cup. literally. i'd rather see all 29 other teams win before the pens. and i'm scared this is going to be their year :(
1. i'm no longer perfect in playoff predictions. i kind of feel silly for choosing the hawks. i really thought they'd put up a better fight, though. still, i should have known better.
2. saturday is game 1 of the stanley cup finals. who will be competing? the penguins and the red wings. doesn't that sound familiar? omg i can't believe this rematch happened. it's the first time in 25 years that the same two teams make it to the finals again.
i hope detroit gets it together with the injuries. yeah, they have depth but they're really going to need lidstrom, datsyuk and draper. well, at least the first two. i'm scared :(
the penguins are the last team i want to see winning the cup. literally. i'd rather see all 29 other teams win before the pens. and i'm scared this is going to be their year :(
i <3 katie
"i'd have been sooo sad if robin played for me with a towel over his head. YOU wouldn't though because you think he's a rent-a-musician butterface!!!!"
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
fixed!
OK! remember when i got robbed a little over a week ago and life sucked? well, the universe more than made up for it.
first of all, i have the best bf ever.
this thing is so rad. i can't stop playing with it! now i totally understand why people who have these (or iphones) are obsessed.
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now, onto nin. at this point, i've told the story so many times that i don't feel the need to write a whole lot. went to three shows last week: irvine, santa barnbara and mountain view. in irvine, i had probably the best spot on the rail i've ever had. it was perfectly between tr and robin and i loooooved it. best view ever. in santa barbara, i heard probably the best set list of my concert-going lifetime.
01. Home
02. Somewhat Damaged
03. Sin
04. March of the Pigs
05. Piggy
6. The Beginning of the end
7. Discipline
8. I'm Afraid of Americans
9. Burn
10. I Do Not Want This
11. Gave Up
12. La mer
13. Non-Entity
14. The Downward Spiral
15. Wish
16. The Good Soldier
17. Suck
18. The Hand That Feeds
19. Head Like a Hole
20. Hurt
and you know what my favorite song was? the downward spiral. it's definitely not one of my favorites on the record, but live it was INCREDIBLE. it literally blew me away. i've also been waiting to hear sin and suck for quite some time (those haven't come up for me since waaay back during the club tours). and the beginning of the end. i dunno, it was just a really good set list. and a really good show. i sometimes have a hard time ranking which shows are better than others, but i can say for certain that the chula vista show was one of my least favorites i've been to, and santa barbara was one of my absolute favorites. the pit got kind of nasty, but we were off to the right of the nasty so we were pretty much okay. we were in the second row, but the view was perfect. perfect show. perfect night. perfect. AND the show was played entirely in the daytime. i thought it would be weird, but nah. it didn't affect anything.
if irvine i had the best spot ever, and in sb i heard the best set list ever, then in mountain view i had the best experience ever. we got to do the whole soundcheck/meet & greet/backstage thing. hanging out backstage and watching the show from the side of the stage are two dreams i've had for a very, VERY long time. i pretty much say it at every show (katie can vouch for that): i'd love to go back there and just see what goes down. i wouldn't bother anyone, i just wanna sit and watch. i honestly never thought i'd get the opportunity.
the soundcheck was one of the coolest things ever. it was basically just a private concert. the band had already soundchecked for real earlier in the day, and so the one they did for us was just for show. i can't explain how beautiful it was to hear the music that... pure. no screaming, no loud arena, nothing. just a handful of people and nine inch nails playing for us. i was so stunned and unprepared for the experience that i totally didn't think to record any video. i snapped a few pictures and pretty much stood around slack-jawed. the meet & greet was cool--but kind of rushed. i prepared what i was going to say so that i wouldn't get there and be a fool, and it almost worked. the thing is, i kind of ended up being rude to jmj and ilan. well, i actually straight up ignored jmj. i said something to ilan, robin and trent. trent remarked that i was very prepared. i had trent sign my ticket, and brett was prepared to take the picture and i was like "wait! robin will you sign my ticket?" and he did. at that point, i guess jmj and ilan thought i was going to get the whole band to sign, but i just took my ticket back from robin and continued ignoring the other two guys and posed with robin (i wasn't actually really thinking it through, now i kind of regret not posing right next to trent). so jmj and ilan are totally frowning in my picture (look around at other m&g pics, they're smiling in all of those. i guess i just offended them?) and trent looks the same as always, and robin looks crazy. i have lots of theories as to why, but i won't share them. whatever, it was a fun experience. and i love how trent's all like, normal and chatty until the camera comes out then he's back to the serious pose.
then we went to catering. it was funny seeing all the stuff that's on the band's rider. the juicer was there. and lots of protein shake stuff. heh.
we chose an empty table in the corner, without really paying attention. turns out we wound up sitting next to the rock star wives. which pretty much meant i didn't want to discuss the m&g because i felt weird chatting about these guys with their sig. others there. i will say perry farrell's wife etty kind of scared me. and robin's wife was wearing the same clogs as robin. hmmm...
then we found a spot from which to watch the show. it as on this platform thing on the side of the stage. that view was unreal. i loved two things in particular: first, there was a speaker up there with gorgeous sound. second, i LOVED watching the audience reactions to the music. it was so rad watching thousands of people getting into it. it was also nice getting to see the backstage stuff. guitar changes, water breaks, drum tune-ups. whatever. all that stuff.
we wandered around during the JA set. not gonna lie, i really didn't enjoy their performance. perry farrell creeps me the fuck out. he reminds me of sister gomez. i'm really glad i opted not to stay and watch them all the other times. eventually, we found our way back to the backstage area, where we got the chance to talk with robin once again. he was dressed like a mystical creature. a very tall mystical creature in shiny black clogs and stripey socks. the guy's really nice and he and his wife were running around handing out earth-mother hugs.
i dunno, then nin left and we had JA sightings. dave navarro looks like a walking std. aaaaaaand that's pretty much the whole story. it was a really great night and if a few days ago you had told me that it was going to happen, i so wouldn't have believed you. i'm excited that i got to fulfill some dreams of mine on the night of what is probably going to be my last nin show ever. i can't imagine a better note to end it on. :D
this is my favorite picture i took. i'm going to order a big print of it.
group:
but it's really more like this (a big thanks to katie for the paint job):
seriously... what's with the crazy faces? (from someone else's m&g pic):
more pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31199731@N08/sets/72157618811967914/flickr
and here: http://ninadventures.shutterfly.com/shutterfly
first of all, i have the best bf ever.
this thing is so rad. i can't stop playing with it! now i totally understand why people who have these (or iphones) are obsessed.
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now, onto nin. at this point, i've told the story so many times that i don't feel the need to write a whole lot. went to three shows last week: irvine, santa barnbara and mountain view. in irvine, i had probably the best spot on the rail i've ever had. it was perfectly between tr and robin and i loooooved it. best view ever. in santa barbara, i heard probably the best set list of my concert-going lifetime.
01. Home
02. Somewhat Damaged
03. Sin
04. March of the Pigs
05. Piggy
6. The Beginning of the end
7. Discipline
8. I'm Afraid of Americans
9. Burn
10. I Do Not Want This
11. Gave Up
12. La mer
13. Non-Entity
14. The Downward Spiral
15. Wish
16. The Good Soldier
17. Suck
18. The Hand That Feeds
19. Head Like a Hole
20. Hurt
and you know what my favorite song was? the downward spiral. it's definitely not one of my favorites on the record, but live it was INCREDIBLE. it literally blew me away. i've also been waiting to hear sin and suck for quite some time (those haven't come up for me since waaay back during the club tours). and the beginning of the end. i dunno, it was just a really good set list. and a really good show. i sometimes have a hard time ranking which shows are better than others, but i can say for certain that the chula vista show was one of my least favorites i've been to, and santa barbara was one of my absolute favorites. the pit got kind of nasty, but we were off to the right of the nasty so we were pretty much okay. we were in the second row, but the view was perfect. perfect show. perfect night. perfect. AND the show was played entirely in the daytime. i thought it would be weird, but nah. it didn't affect anything.
if irvine i had the best spot ever, and in sb i heard the best set list ever, then in mountain view i had the best experience ever. we got to do the whole soundcheck/meet & greet/backstage thing. hanging out backstage and watching the show from the side of the stage are two dreams i've had for a very, VERY long time. i pretty much say it at every show (katie can vouch for that): i'd love to go back there and just see what goes down. i wouldn't bother anyone, i just wanna sit and watch. i honestly never thought i'd get the opportunity.
the soundcheck was one of the coolest things ever. it was basically just a private concert. the band had already soundchecked for real earlier in the day, and so the one they did for us was just for show. i can't explain how beautiful it was to hear the music that... pure. no screaming, no loud arena, nothing. just a handful of people and nine inch nails playing for us. i was so stunned and unprepared for the experience that i totally didn't think to record any video. i snapped a few pictures and pretty much stood around slack-jawed. the meet & greet was cool--but kind of rushed. i prepared what i was going to say so that i wouldn't get there and be a fool, and it almost worked. the thing is, i kind of ended up being rude to jmj and ilan. well, i actually straight up ignored jmj. i said something to ilan, robin and trent. trent remarked that i was very prepared. i had trent sign my ticket, and brett was prepared to take the picture and i was like "wait! robin will you sign my ticket?" and he did. at that point, i guess jmj and ilan thought i was going to get the whole band to sign, but i just took my ticket back from robin and continued ignoring the other two guys and posed with robin (i wasn't actually really thinking it through, now i kind of regret not posing right next to trent). so jmj and ilan are totally frowning in my picture (look around at other m&g pics, they're smiling in all of those. i guess i just offended them?) and trent looks the same as always, and robin looks crazy. i have lots of theories as to why, but i won't share them. whatever, it was a fun experience. and i love how trent's all like, normal and chatty until the camera comes out then he's back to the serious pose.
then we went to catering. it was funny seeing all the stuff that's on the band's rider. the juicer was there. and lots of protein shake stuff. heh.
we chose an empty table in the corner, without really paying attention. turns out we wound up sitting next to the rock star wives. which pretty much meant i didn't want to discuss the m&g because i felt weird chatting about these guys with their sig. others there. i will say perry farrell's wife etty kind of scared me. and robin's wife was wearing the same clogs as robin. hmmm...
then we found a spot from which to watch the show. it as on this platform thing on the side of the stage. that view was unreal. i loved two things in particular: first, there was a speaker up there with gorgeous sound. second, i LOVED watching the audience reactions to the music. it was so rad watching thousands of people getting into it. it was also nice getting to see the backstage stuff. guitar changes, water breaks, drum tune-ups. whatever. all that stuff.
we wandered around during the JA set. not gonna lie, i really didn't enjoy their performance. perry farrell creeps me the fuck out. he reminds me of sister gomez. i'm really glad i opted not to stay and watch them all the other times. eventually, we found our way back to the backstage area, where we got the chance to talk with robin once again. he was dressed like a mystical creature. a very tall mystical creature in shiny black clogs and stripey socks. the guy's really nice and he and his wife were running around handing out earth-mother hugs.
i dunno, then nin left and we had JA sightings. dave navarro looks like a walking std. aaaaaaand that's pretty much the whole story. it was a really great night and if a few days ago you had told me that it was going to happen, i so wouldn't have believed you. i'm excited that i got to fulfill some dreams of mine on the night of what is probably going to be my last nin show ever. i can't imagine a better note to end it on. :D
this is my favorite picture i took. i'm going to order a big print of it.
group:
but it's really more like this (a big thanks to katie for the paint job):
seriously... what's with the crazy faces? (from someone else's m&g pic):
more pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31199731@N08/sets/72157618811967914/flickr
and here: http://ninadventures.shutterfly.com/shutterfly
Saturday, May 23, 2009
overwhelmed
today was easily one of the best days of my life. i'm way too tired and overwhelmed to even try and write anything down... all i know is that it was a dream.
i forgot my usb cable at home, so a picture of a picture will have to do i suppose:
see that frown on jmj's face? that's my fault. i was rude to him, accidentally. :(
...and seriously, the power of the vip badge is AWESOME!!! but more on that later.
goodnight :)
also, i've gotta say i'm a tom morello fan now. dude's cool.
i forgot my usb cable at home, so a picture of a picture will have to do i suppose:
see that frown on jmj's face? that's my fault. i was rude to him, accidentally. :(
...and seriously, the power of the vip badge is AWESOME!!! but more on that later.
goodnight :)
also, i've gotta say i'm a tom morello fan now. dude's cool.
Friday, May 22, 2009
tired
i wore the wrong shoes to the show today, and my feet are KILLING me. i'm just soar and tired in general. but it's all worth it.
i got some fairly good pictures yesterday, and some amazing ones today (since the show happened in daylight). i can't wait to have time to sort through them and stuff. yay :)
it's weird knowing i'm going to meet nine inch nails tomorrow. i'm trying to think of something to say, but i know once i'm there i'll just forget it anyhow. hmm... =/
ok. time to go to sleep and rest up for the drive and final show tomorrow. :( i'm going to be a wreck. i know it.
funny, game three between detroit and chicago is tomorrow. when i realized it would clash with the last show, i really thought it would be an issue for me. uh, yeah, i don't care. hockey will be a nice distraction when i'm depressed about the end of nin, but right now it soooooo takes the back seat.
...i know i need to go but i want to tell stories!
a quick one:
street sweeper... the guitarist (who isn't tom morello, duh) and the bassist are funny. they've been cracking me up at the past few shows because their moves are generic "rock star." they look like characters out of rock band. anyhow, katie and i are sitting down after the show and who do we see hiking back up to the venue (yeah, the santa barbara venue is actually on top of a steep hill and so it's a hike) but dave and karl. i think that's their names. anyhow, we decided we'd ask them for a picture. they must be used to people approaching them to ask about the more famous part of the band, because they were really shocked when we asked for a picture with them. "with us?! sure!" it was funny. they asked us if we liked their show and we were like "yeah it was awesome! tooootally!" ...as if! they were really nice guys, though. so that's cool.
speaking of "as if!", travis the stoner from clueless was at the irvine show.
speaking of the irvine show, it was rad. but that venue is far from the parking lot too. wtf? it's fine going in, but at the end when your feet are dead, there's pretty much nothing worse than having to hike back to the car.
oh god ok i need to go to bed. buh bye!
i got some fairly good pictures yesterday, and some amazing ones today (since the show happened in daylight). i can't wait to have time to sort through them and stuff. yay :)
it's weird knowing i'm going to meet nine inch nails tomorrow. i'm trying to think of something to say, but i know once i'm there i'll just forget it anyhow. hmm... =/
ok. time to go to sleep and rest up for the drive and final show tomorrow. :( i'm going to be a wreck. i know it.
funny, game three between detroit and chicago is tomorrow. when i realized it would clash with the last show, i really thought it would be an issue for me. uh, yeah, i don't care. hockey will be a nice distraction when i'm depressed about the end of nin, but right now it soooooo takes the back seat.
...i know i need to go but i want to tell stories!
a quick one:
street sweeper... the guitarist (who isn't tom morello, duh) and the bassist are funny. they've been cracking me up at the past few shows because their moves are generic "rock star." they look like characters out of rock band. anyhow, katie and i are sitting down after the show and who do we see hiking back up to the venue (yeah, the santa barbara venue is actually on top of a steep hill and so it's a hike) but dave and karl. i think that's their names. anyhow, we decided we'd ask them for a picture. they must be used to people approaching them to ask about the more famous part of the band, because they were really shocked when we asked for a picture with them. "with us?! sure!" it was funny. they asked us if we liked their show and we were like "yeah it was awesome! tooootally!" ...as if! they were really nice guys, though. so that's cool.
speaking of "as if!", travis the stoner from clueless was at the irvine show.
speaking of the irvine show, it was rad. but that venue is far from the parking lot too. wtf? it's fine going in, but at the end when your feet are dead, there's pretty much nothing worse than having to hike back to the car.
oh god ok i need to go to bed. buh bye!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
=*****(
i was robbed. my car was unlocked during the nin concert, and someone helped themselves to my stuff.
initially i only noticed my cd cases missing. my first thought was that they had been moved from their spot and were elsewhere in the car. i didn't really give it much thought. ...until today, when i searched for them and SURPRISE!!! they're all gone. :( i've been collecting my cds since, you know, forever. my music collection is pretty much my most prized possession. or was. a lot of my good stuff was in those books. i've been slowly replacing my actual cds with burned copies, so i didn't lose EVERYTHING. just most of it. i discovered the loss riiiiight before i went into work, so i spent all day pissed off and choking back tears. the second i got back into my car and instinctively reached for the cd book to choose something to listen to on the way home, i started bawling. WTF?!!? WHYYYYY would you steal my cds?!?! they're not even worth money anymore. >:(
ok, but you know what i realized when i got home? where's my ipod? i forgot that i took it out of my purse and left it in the trunk, because i saw no sense in taking it into the pit. WRONG DECISION!!! fucking fantastic. at least with the CDs, i still have copies on my harddrive (for most of them), and i can burn new ones. but my ipod? um, there's pretty much no replacement for that is there?
i would rather have pretty much anything else i own stolen. AND they took my nice headphones. FUCK!!!!! wosdovxdnbwero234jksnbdlowerk. here's a list of the cds i can remember were in there:
nine inch nails- with teeth (dualdisc :( i'll miss that dvd portion), year zero, the fragile, the downward spiral reissue, and all that could have been.
tori amos- under the pink, little earthquakes, scarlet's walk, boys for pele
white stripes- get behind me satan, icky thump
mgmt, a place to bury strangers, massive attack (mezzanine), soulsavers, portishead-dummy.
joy division- closer, unknown pleasures
bjork- homogenic, post, verspertine
GOON MOON :(
the cure- greatest hits, staring at the sea, pornography
queens of the stone age- lullabies to paralyze
marilyn manson- portrait (my rare copy, super)
le tigre- this island
the kills- midnight boom (was addicted to that one)
arcade fire- funeral
autolux-future perfect
yeah yeah yeahs- 2 eps, show your bones
beatles- abbey road, sgt. pepper, white album (MUUUUUUH!!!!!!!!), revolver, rubber soul
cat power- what would, the greatest (ugh, i'll miss it), you are free
bowie- ziggy, best of
devendra banhart
feist, fiona apple
HANSON!!! omg i just realized that my acoustic ep is gone. JUST CHECKED, GUESS WHAT?!?! they don't sell it anymore!!!!!!!!!!! god fucking damnit. i loved it.
interpol
lcd soundsystem
pj harvey
placebo!!! :( black market music, self-titled, without you i'm nothing, sleeping with ghosts
raconteurs
regina spektor!!! :(
smashing pumpkins- adore, mellon collie, best of
guns n roses- the only good one =P
PLUS all the IEM recordings i downloaded and didn't save because of lack of space. parts 1-3 of sacramento. other rare recordings. oy.
initially i only noticed my cd cases missing. my first thought was that they had been moved from their spot and were elsewhere in the car. i didn't really give it much thought. ...until today, when i searched for them and SURPRISE!!! they're all gone. :( i've been collecting my cds since, you know, forever. my music collection is pretty much my most prized possession. or was. a lot of my good stuff was in those books. i've been slowly replacing my actual cds with burned copies, so i didn't lose EVERYTHING. just most of it. i discovered the loss riiiiight before i went into work, so i spent all day pissed off and choking back tears. the second i got back into my car and instinctively reached for the cd book to choose something to listen to on the way home, i started bawling. WTF?!!? WHYYYYY would you steal my cds?!?! they're not even worth money anymore. >:(
ok, but you know what i realized when i got home? where's my ipod? i forgot that i took it out of my purse and left it in the trunk, because i saw no sense in taking it into the pit. WRONG DECISION!!! fucking fantastic. at least with the CDs, i still have copies on my harddrive (for most of them), and i can burn new ones. but my ipod? um, there's pretty much no replacement for that is there?
i would rather have pretty much anything else i own stolen. AND they took my nice headphones. FUCK!!!!! wosdovxdnbwero234jksnbdlowerk. here's a list of the cds i can remember were in there:
nine inch nails- with teeth (dualdisc :( i'll miss that dvd portion), year zero, the fragile, the downward spiral reissue, and all that could have been.
tori amos- under the pink, little earthquakes, scarlet's walk, boys for pele
white stripes- get behind me satan, icky thump
mgmt, a place to bury strangers, massive attack (mezzanine), soulsavers, portishead-dummy.
joy division- closer, unknown pleasures
bjork- homogenic, post, verspertine
GOON MOON :(
the cure- greatest hits, staring at the sea, pornography
queens of the stone age- lullabies to paralyze
marilyn manson- portrait (my rare copy, super)
le tigre- this island
the kills- midnight boom (was addicted to that one)
arcade fire- funeral
autolux-future perfect
yeah yeah yeahs- 2 eps, show your bones
beatles- abbey road, sgt. pepper, white album (MUUUUUUH!!!!!!!!), revolver, rubber soul
cat power- what would, the greatest (ugh, i'll miss it), you are free
bowie- ziggy, best of
devendra banhart
feist, fiona apple
HANSON!!! omg i just realized that my acoustic ep is gone. JUST CHECKED, GUESS WHAT?!?! they don't sell it anymore!!!!!!!!!!! god fucking damnit. i loved it.
interpol
lcd soundsystem
pj harvey
placebo!!! :( black market music, self-titled, without you i'm nothing, sleeping with ghosts
raconteurs
regina spektor!!! :(
smashing pumpkins- adore, mellon collie, best of
guns n roses- the only good one =P
PLUS all the IEM recordings i downloaded and didn't save because of lack of space. parts 1-3 of sacramento. other rare recordings. oy.
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now that the first of the last shows has come and gone, it finally hit me. i'm going to miss going to nin shows so, SO much :(
waiting in line was fine, but too sunny. getting in and claiming a spot went pretty smoothly. my only complaint was that in the "holding area" we were in before we were allowed to head down to the pit they didn't accept credit cards. so i was feeling really shitty and really thirsty and couldn't buy any water. it sucked. luckily, midway through nin's set, i saw robin grab some water and i yelled "WATER WATER" and he put the lid back on and tossed it to us. of course at that moment the lights went out, so i lost track of the bottle and it bonked me on the head (i have a bump). but whatever, i retrieved the the bottle and katie and i were very grateful. i've always been a big fan of robin's kind water distribution philosophy (versus jeordie, who would pour almost the entire bottle on you before sending it your way), and it was nice to be a recipient.
it was so cool to hear some of those songs for the first time live. the becoming!!! metal!!! THE FRAGILE!!! i'm also figuring out how to take decent pictures. my pictures came out a little better this time than last time, so i'm thinking by irvine on wednesday i'll get a few quality shots. i'm also going to try to see if we can stand closer to the middle. robin's fabulous and all, but i feel like i'm missing stuff by being so far off to the right. i definitely don't want to be dead center, just three or four people to the left.
street sweeper social club were entertaining. though i gotta say they sounded an awful lot like rage. except this lead singer guy is less annoying than zach de la rocha. tom morello is a really talented man, and it was cool watching him play.
i didn't stay for jane's addiction. i'm curious to see them, but i want to do it in mountain view, where i have a seat. i can't fathom making it through a whole other set after nin. it's waaaay too tiring. i'm really glad nin's playing first.
lol:
tr w/ sssc:
robin was having a particularly swizzly and fabulous time right before i started filming this. i'm sad i didn't bust out the camera early enough. but i still caught some good stuff. i only wish the sound didn't suck balls. (BTW--this was by far the loudest it has ever been up front. it was actually too loud. i'm sure it sounded way better towards the back. which is something i'll have to look forward to in mountain view, i guess. since i have to sit so far away. harumph. >:( )
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in other news, the wings beat the hawks in game one of the conference final today. it was awesome. i was right when i said the wings would have the room to make some pretty offensive plays. anyhow... i'm very serious when i say that i'm going to try and make it to detroit if the wings make it to the final. so come on wings! keep it up!
waiting in line was fine, but too sunny. getting in and claiming a spot went pretty smoothly. my only complaint was that in the "holding area" we were in before we were allowed to head down to the pit they didn't accept credit cards. so i was feeling really shitty and really thirsty and couldn't buy any water. it sucked. luckily, midway through nin's set, i saw robin grab some water and i yelled "WATER WATER" and he put the lid back on and tossed it to us. of course at that moment the lights went out, so i lost track of the bottle and it bonked me on the head (i have a bump). but whatever, i retrieved the the bottle and katie and i were very grateful. i've always been a big fan of robin's kind water distribution philosophy (versus jeordie, who would pour almost the entire bottle on you before sending it your way), and it was nice to be a recipient.
it was so cool to hear some of those songs for the first time live. the becoming!!! metal!!! THE FRAGILE!!! i'm also figuring out how to take decent pictures. my pictures came out a little better this time than last time, so i'm thinking by irvine on wednesday i'll get a few quality shots. i'm also going to try to see if we can stand closer to the middle. robin's fabulous and all, but i feel like i'm missing stuff by being so far off to the right. i definitely don't want to be dead center, just three or four people to the left.
street sweeper social club were entertaining. though i gotta say they sounded an awful lot like rage. except this lead singer guy is less annoying than zach de la rocha. tom morello is a really talented man, and it was cool watching him play.
i didn't stay for jane's addiction. i'm curious to see them, but i want to do it in mountain view, where i have a seat. i can't fathom making it through a whole other set after nin. it's waaaay too tiring. i'm really glad nin's playing first.
lol:
tr w/ sssc:
robin was having a particularly swizzly and fabulous time right before i started filming this. i'm sad i didn't bust out the camera early enough. but i still caught some good stuff. i only wish the sound didn't suck balls. (BTW--this was by far the loudest it has ever been up front. it was actually too loud. i'm sure it sounded way better towards the back. which is something i'll have to look forward to in mountain view, i guess. since i have to sit so far away. harumph. >:( )
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in other news, the wings beat the hawks in game one of the conference final today. it was awesome. i was right when i said the wings would have the room to make some pretty offensive plays. anyhow... i'm very serious when i say that i'm going to try and make it to detroit if the wings make it to the final. so come on wings! keep it up!
Friday, May 15, 2009
i'm PERFECT.
i went 8/8 in the first round of the playoffs. and with two game 7s wrapping up tonight, i went 4/4 in the second round. i really should have put money on my picks!!!
detroit won. it was really close. and very entertaining. and the hurricanes beat the bruins in game 7 IN boston, at the end of the first overtime period. i'm really proud of myself for calling that one because everyone thought it would be the bruins. WOO HOO!
so next round we've got detroit and chicago in the western conference and pittsburgh and carolina in the east. this is the first round where i really don't have a clear idea of who i think is going to win.
in the east, obviously i'm rooting for carolina. they've been major underdogs in both rounds so far, and they've pulled some really shocking victories out of their butt. and they have their amazing goalie cam ward to thank. i dunno. i think pittsburgh is the favorite to win, but i think carolina is going to give them a hell of a time. but no sir, i do not want to see sidney crosby's stupid face in the finals, so i'm really hoping carolina takes this. however, my official pick is pittsburgh. >:( (hope i'm wrong).
in the west, there are a LOT of factors. detroit just wrapped up a grueling series of 7 games against a very mean anaheim team. this includes one triple overtime heartbreaker. detroit's team has got a lot of old dudes. they looked a little tired tonight. i dunno. on the other hand, the hawks finished off vancouver in 6 games, and were less beat up. and these kids are yoooooung. youngest team in the playoffs, one of the youngest in the league.
however, detroit got through their last series without datsyuk, hossa or holmstrom putting up lots of points. and zetterberg wasn't as dominant as usual (yeah he had points, but two of those goals were empty netters, come on now). they've got franzen going, filppula looks great and samuelsson and hudler are chipping in. that might not be enough against a hawks team that has very VERY dangerous offensive weapons. datsyuk and hossa are key. if they wake up and start producing, detroit's got a huge chance of winning this. but if franzen continues to be the only guy consistently scoring goals, detroit will be in trouble.
both teams have more offense than defense, although i'll give the defensive edge to detroit because they've still got lidstrom. yeah their pk hasn't been so hot, but you can't match their experience. detroit's forwards are going to have a better chance of making pretty plays because chicago doesn't have the mean, suffocating defense that anaheim's got. they're free of chris pronger!!! i think the hawks have an edge in goal, though. osgood has come up big a few times, but has still looked pretty slow.
all in all, i think we're in for a CRAZY ENTERTAINING series. when these guys played each other in january for that winter classic game, it was a good time. i want detroit to win. i think they can provided they get datsyuk and hossa going. but if they don't pull it out, i'd be okay with chicago in the final. they're a likable, entertaining team. anyhow, i hate to say it but i think my official pick is chicago.
starts sunday... :)
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oh, by the way, TRENT IS SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAY!!!!!
detroit won. it was really close. and very entertaining. and the hurricanes beat the bruins in game 7 IN boston, at the end of the first overtime period. i'm really proud of myself for calling that one because everyone thought it would be the bruins. WOO HOO!
so next round we've got detroit and chicago in the western conference and pittsburgh and carolina in the east. this is the first round where i really don't have a clear idea of who i think is going to win.
in the east, obviously i'm rooting for carolina. they've been major underdogs in both rounds so far, and they've pulled some really shocking victories out of their butt. and they have their amazing goalie cam ward to thank. i dunno. i think pittsburgh is the favorite to win, but i think carolina is going to give them a hell of a time. but no sir, i do not want to see sidney crosby's stupid face in the finals, so i'm really hoping carolina takes this. however, my official pick is pittsburgh. >:( (hope i'm wrong).
in the west, there are a LOT of factors. detroit just wrapped up a grueling series of 7 games against a very mean anaheim team. this includes one triple overtime heartbreaker. detroit's team has got a lot of old dudes. they looked a little tired tonight. i dunno. on the other hand, the hawks finished off vancouver in 6 games, and were less beat up. and these kids are yoooooung. youngest team in the playoffs, one of the youngest in the league.
however, detroit got through their last series without datsyuk, hossa or holmstrom putting up lots of points. and zetterberg wasn't as dominant as usual (yeah he had points, but two of those goals were empty netters, come on now). they've got franzen going, filppula looks great and samuelsson and hudler are chipping in. that might not be enough against a hawks team that has very VERY dangerous offensive weapons. datsyuk and hossa are key. if they wake up and start producing, detroit's got a huge chance of winning this. but if franzen continues to be the only guy consistently scoring goals, detroit will be in trouble.
both teams have more offense than defense, although i'll give the defensive edge to detroit because they've still got lidstrom. yeah their pk hasn't been so hot, but you can't match their experience. detroit's forwards are going to have a better chance of making pretty plays because chicago doesn't have the mean, suffocating defense that anaheim's got. they're free of chris pronger!!! i think the hawks have an edge in goal, though. osgood has come up big a few times, but has still looked pretty slow.
all in all, i think we're in for a CRAZY ENTERTAINING series. when these guys played each other in january for that winter classic game, it was a good time. i want detroit to win. i think they can provided they get datsyuk and hossa going. but if they don't pull it out, i'd be okay with chicago in the final. they're a likable, entertaining team. anyhow, i hate to say it but i think my official pick is chicago.
starts sunday... :)
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oh, by the way, TRENT IS SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAY!!!!!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
oh. i see.
i'm driving up to san francisco next week. i decided to make an epic 10-hour-long playlist so that nobody would have to dj (since the only good dj i know is katie and she's not coming. BOO!). i thought that was going to be difficult.
now that i've started, i'm only up to the Ms in itunes, and i'm at 13.5 hours. oops. so i guess the challenge is going to be trimming this puppy down. WHAT DO I CUT?! it's all so good :)
now that i've started, i'm only up to the Ms in itunes, and i'm at 13.5 hours. oops. so i guess the challenge is going to be trimming this puppy down. WHAT DO I CUT?! it's all so good :)
say what?
i'm afraid of americans/the becoming/metal/heresy/last/the fragile?! i'm losing my mind over here!!!
these setlists are going to rule, aren't they?
i hope the santa barbara fires get it together soon.
first of all, because what's happening, uh, sucks. and also because i reeeeeally don't want that show to get canceled.
these setlists are going to rule, aren't they?
i hope the santa barbara fires get it together soon.
first of all, because what's happening, uh, sucks. and also because i reeeeeally don't want that show to get canceled.
Friday, May 8, 2009
whoa
"Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books not to be indiscriminately enforced against anyone who happens to be caught violating them, but to be used when necessary to send a clear message that those who flagrantly violate society's regulation of sexual behavior cannot be permitted to remain as acceptable, equal citizens."
that's insane. my mind can't even process how insane that is. how people fuck is seriously the least of my concerns. i can't believe anybody spends time worrying about how their neighbors are using their genitals.
that's insane. my mind can't even process how insane that is. how people fuck is seriously the least of my concerns. i can't believe anybody spends time worrying about how their neighbors are using their genitals.
red delicious
perfect hockey game tonight!!!
1. i'm a genius. i fucking KNEW i had to go to game 4, and not game 3. if i had gone to game 3, i'd have witnessed the ducks win 2-1, and the wings get crocked out of the tying goal. but since i knew what i was doing, i got to witness the wings spank the ducks 6-3.
2. anaheim has some shitty fans. the ducks scored 42 seconds into the game, and in most arenas that will buy the team really loud cheers for at least the entirety of the first period. the cheers at honda center died down within a minute. and when their team was losing with 5 minutes left, they were leaving in droves. the hell? finish the game and cheer for your team-- win or lose.
3. the red wings contingent was fucking HUGE and LOUD and FUN. the wings have awesome fans in every arena, i'm sure. where i was sitting, wings fans largely out numbered ducks fans. there were a whole lot of us and we were louder than the ducks fan majority for most of the game.
4. now that it's over and i witnessed such a good game, i'm kind of sad that that's probably the last hockey game for me this season. :(
like i said, the ducks scored 42 seconds into the game and detroit was looking like shit. just terrible. obviously this made me sad because i want detroit to win, sure, but also because this was miguel's first time seeing detroit. he's been listening to me talk about how fantastic this team is for years now, and he has still never witnessed them happen. so when they opened the game looking like crap, i was like shiiiiit. we're here for the one game where they're gonna get owned.
it was really strange watching them turn it on, though. they started off BAD (being outshot 5-1 in the first couple minutes) and they couldn't connect any passes and just... no. they were bad. and then slowly the passes started coming together. and then they started making clean entrances into the offensive zone. it was like someone was turning a dial and as the minutes passed, they were turning the dial from "Crap" to "Awesomeness." So by the 10 minute mark, the wings were in full domination mode. and that lasted almost the entire night. it was so hot. i'm glad miguel got to see sexy, sleek red wings hockey. it's funny, too, because i saw him become more and more delighted with their play as time passed. especially on the power play :)
anyhow, badass game. well worth the ridiculous amount of money i spent on the experience ;)
1. i'm a genius. i fucking KNEW i had to go to game 4, and not game 3. if i had gone to game 3, i'd have witnessed the ducks win 2-1, and the wings get crocked out of the tying goal. but since i knew what i was doing, i got to witness the wings spank the ducks 6-3.
2. anaheim has some shitty fans. the ducks scored 42 seconds into the game, and in most arenas that will buy the team really loud cheers for at least the entirety of the first period. the cheers at honda center died down within a minute. and when their team was losing with 5 minutes left, they were leaving in droves. the hell? finish the game and cheer for your team-- win or lose.
3. the red wings contingent was fucking HUGE and LOUD and FUN. the wings have awesome fans in every arena, i'm sure. where i was sitting, wings fans largely out numbered ducks fans. there were a whole lot of us and we were louder than the ducks fan majority for most of the game.
4. now that it's over and i witnessed such a good game, i'm kind of sad that that's probably the last hockey game for me this season. :(
like i said, the ducks scored 42 seconds into the game and detroit was looking like shit. just terrible. obviously this made me sad because i want detroit to win, sure, but also because this was miguel's first time seeing detroit. he's been listening to me talk about how fantastic this team is for years now, and he has still never witnessed them happen. so when they opened the game looking like crap, i was like shiiiiit. we're here for the one game where they're gonna get owned.
it was really strange watching them turn it on, though. they started off BAD (being outshot 5-1 in the first couple minutes) and they couldn't connect any passes and just... no. they were bad. and then slowly the passes started coming together. and then they started making clean entrances into the offensive zone. it was like someone was turning a dial and as the minutes passed, they were turning the dial from "Crap" to "Awesomeness." So by the 10 minute mark, the wings were in full domination mode. and that lasted almost the entire night. it was so hot. i'm glad miguel got to see sexy, sleek red wings hockey. it's funny, too, because i saw him become more and more delighted with their play as time passed. especially on the power play :)
anyhow, badass game. well worth the ridiculous amount of money i spent on the experience ;)
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
still addicted to gifs
i saw wolverine. it was a really cheesy, cliche movie and it was also very, very entertaining. i counted: 3 angry screams at the sky while the character shouts "noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and shakes his fists, 1 huge explosion while a character walks calmly away with a determined look on his face and 1 man carrying a woman off into the sunset. i mean, really, how original! where do they come up with these things?! we were all just cracking the hell up the whole time. except when hugh jackman was busy being naked. there's really nothing funny about that. nothing at all.
also, i really hope we get to see tr wedding pictures. lol. red carpet premiers and tweets and just... it's all too much. i much preferred him all cross and mysterious. humph. anyhow, i can't believe the shows are so soon. exciting. :) and then to san francisco for a much needed break from life down here. ...i should really book a hotel already.
the last thing i want to discuss is today's caps/pens game. guys, it was EPIC! there was a LOT of hype surrounding the crosby/ovechkin match-up and so far these guys (and their teams, obviously) have not disappointed. game one was good, sure, but game two was just fucking unbelievable. can you even script this shit?
varlamov (caps' rookie goalie that came out of fucking NOWHERE to replace jose theodore [boo on him sucking it and getting pulled in game 1 of the last round]) was un-be-lievable. just nuts. and yeah, there were other guys on the ice. who cares. BOTH crosby and ovechkin wound up with hat tricks. WTF?!! it was so crazy. first ovie scores to take the lead on a beautiful powerplay goal, then he scored to make it 4-2 on an insane wrist shot that also brought him the hat trick. this was my face:
and then the caps took a penalty and the pens pulled the goalie and then crosby scores after batting the puck out of mid-air and into the net. and he gets HIS hat trick. and i'm like:
(lol thom yorke)
and then they were within one goal, but then they didn't score so the caps won and went up 2-0 in the series. and i was like:
because it was such an awesome game. it will become a classic. unless the next few are better... you never know with these guys. i'm also excited because the caps are up in the series. i would LOVE to see them make it to the final. i love my wings and all, but how FUN would a chicago-washington final be?!?!??! AH!!!!!!
when ovie scored his third goal and the arena exploded with cheers and a rain of hats, i was insanely jealous of those people because there is almost nothing you can do that is more fun than going to a playoff game. then i remembered i get to go on thursday :D i hope it's a good game!
ok this was an unnecessarily long blog, but i had fun finding the illustrations. k bye :)
also, i really hope we get to see tr wedding pictures. lol. red carpet premiers and tweets and just... it's all too much. i much preferred him all cross and mysterious. humph. anyhow, i can't believe the shows are so soon. exciting. :) and then to san francisco for a much needed break from life down here. ...i should really book a hotel already.
the last thing i want to discuss is today's caps/pens game. guys, it was EPIC! there was a LOT of hype surrounding the crosby/ovechkin match-up and so far these guys (and their teams, obviously) have not disappointed. game one was good, sure, but game two was just fucking unbelievable. can you even script this shit?
varlamov (caps' rookie goalie that came out of fucking NOWHERE to replace jose theodore [boo on him sucking it and getting pulled in game 1 of the last round]) was un-be-lievable. just nuts. and yeah, there were other guys on the ice. who cares. BOTH crosby and ovechkin wound up with hat tricks. WTF?!! it was so crazy. first ovie scores to take the lead on a beautiful powerplay goal, then he scored to make it 4-2 on an insane wrist shot that also brought him the hat trick. this was my face:
and then the caps took a penalty and the pens pulled the goalie and then crosby scores after batting the puck out of mid-air and into the net. and he gets HIS hat trick. and i'm like:
(lol thom yorke)
and then they were within one goal, but then they didn't score so the caps won and went up 2-0 in the series. and i was like:
because it was such an awesome game. it will become a classic. unless the next few are better... you never know with these guys. i'm also excited because the caps are up in the series. i would LOVE to see them make it to the final. i love my wings and all, but how FUN would a chicago-washington final be?!?!??! AH!!!!!!
when ovie scored his third goal and the arena exploded with cheers and a rain of hats, i was insanely jealous of those people because there is almost nothing you can do that is more fun than going to a playoff game. then i remembered i get to go on thursday :D i hope it's a good game!
ok this was an unnecessarily long blog, but i had fun finding the illustrations. k bye :)
Sunday, May 3, 2009
you know what's supremely annoying? When you're in the middle of telling someone a story and then their cell phone rings. And they "have to take the call." And the call lasts four or five minutes. And you sit around staring blankly, trying to not listen to their conversation and also trying to remember where you were in the story. But as the minutes drag on, you care less and less about what you were going to say. And then they finally get off the phone and they ask "ok, where were we?" And you're all "uh nevermind. I forgot." And then there's an awkward silence.
I'm making a new rule. I will not pick up my phone mid-conversation.
I'm making a new rule. I will not pick up my phone mid-conversation.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
now uc it... now you don't :(
just signed onto ursa to make a payment. it reminded me of the good ol' days. too bad it was just for my diploma. >:(
also, i really regret not studying abroad. i'm stupid.
also, i really regret not studying abroad. i'm stupid.
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